ADDICTION

“When one drug becomes a problem, just switch to a different one.” That seems to be the morbid motto of the drug crisis. Use drugs to solve a problem, then once the drug becomes a problem, just switch to a different one.

The Holidays can be a tough time for people around the globe, not just addicts. Although addicts have their own struggles during the Holiday season, this time of year can prove to be highly stressful for pretty much anyone.

It’s beyond words when a parent loses a child to a drug overdose. It’s so unnecessary and it’s unnatural. Children are supposed to outlive their parents; parents are never supposed to bury their children and when they do, it’s one of the most traumatic, life-altering things that can happen.

It’s not a new phenomenon that heroin is causing overdoses all over the country, especially since it’s being regularly mixed with synthetic fentanyl analogues that are proving to be way too strong, even for veteran opioid users.